The company actually exports to China. As part of its sustainability and
competitiveness programs, the company installed a bank of power
conditioners to service the electrical requirements of the machines,
which saved 20 percent on the electric bill.
Other sustainable initiatives include:
- Changed lighting system from T-12 to T-8 using 25, 28, and 32 watt lamps.
- Tinted windows with low-Emissivity film
- Replaced several heating/air-conditioning units with highenergy efficient units
- Installed programmable thermostats throughout the building
- Replaced less efficient air compressors with larger more efficient units
- Installed Oberland oil filtrate/cooling unit for gear grinding,using outside air for chilling the oil any time ambient air temperature is 50 F or below
- Turn off lights during lunch period
- Turn on/off lights as required for bathrooms, lunch room, conference room and warehouse
- On weekends and major shutdowns, adjust heat/air to minimum needed
- Regularly check for compressed air leaks
- Implemented and follow the principles of Lean Manufacturing
- Spin oil out of chips to recycle
- Reuse most all received packaging dunnage, except for Styrofoam
- peanuts, which are recycled locally
- Eliminated bottled waterservice for drinking and now used filtered tapwater
